AI takes the wheel: could a computer outthink doctors on ventilator settings for kids?
NCT ID NCT07728136
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether an AI system can help doctors choose better ventilator settings for children (ages 1 month to 18 years) in the pediatric ICU who need a breathing machine. Half of the children will receive standard care, while the other half will have their ventilator adjustments guided by real-time AI recommendations. The goal is to see if AI can increase the number of days children are free from the ventilator and reduce complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-generated recommendations for ventilator parameters
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help children on breathing machines spend fewer days on ventilation and have fewer complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial testing a new AI tool, and its recommendations may not always be safe or effective for every child.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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1 month to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. PICU patients aged 1 month to 18 years. 2. Receiving invasive mechanical ventilation, expected to last ≥ 24 hours. 3. Informed consent signed before enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Expected survival \< 24 hours 2. Irreversible brain injury (GCS = 3 + absence of brainstem reflexes) 3. Severe congenital cardiopulmonary malformations affecting ventilation assessment 4. Pregnancy (must be ruled out in adolescent girls) 5. Currently participating in other ventilation intervention trials 6. Guardian refusal to participate
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